After Japan, Bihar’s ‘Super 30′ now wows South Korea
June 11th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 11 (IANS) After impressing the Japanese, Bihar's 'Super 30', a free coaching centre which helps children from under-privileged backgrounds gain entry to the prestigious IITs, has now ... Read more...
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Iran not to pursue n-bomb production
May 31st, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 31 (IANS) Affirming that Iran was not after nuclear weapons, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said enriching uranium to 20 percent was his country's right.Ahmadinejad said related countries should ... Read more...
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Colombian rebels set condition for freeing French reporter
May 8th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 8 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC rebels said they are prepared to release a French journalist they have been holding since April 28 only in the context of a debate ... Read more...
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Colombian rebels say they are holding French reporter
May 7th, 2012 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 7 (IANS/EFE) French journalist Romeo Langlois is being held as a "prisoner of war", the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said in a video released Sunday.A ... Read more...
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Sarkozy, Hollande square off in fierce TV debate
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 3 (IANS) French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist challenger Francois Hollande went through a fierce verbal battle in a prime-time televised debate that lasted for almost three hours ... Read more...
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Colombian rebels say they’re holding French reporter
May 2nd, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, May 2 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's FARC guerrillas admitted Tuesday that they are holding French journalist Romeo Langlois, who disappeared three days ago in the middle of a firefight between ... Read more...
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British women jailed for falsely accusing man of rape
August 27th, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Two British women, who accused a man of raping them, were jailed after he showed the police photos of them having a consensual sex at his ... Read more...
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Al Jazeera, France 24 upbeat on Indian market
December 8th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Al Jazeera English and France 24, which have been given downlinking rights by the information and broadcasting ministry, are banking on a surge of interest in ... Read more...
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French oil industry says all fuel depot blockades lifted
October 26th, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- The National Oil Association on Monday said that all blockades on France's fuel depots have been lifted after a series of strikes that caused a fuel shortage throughout ... Read more...
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200 killed in Congo explosion (Lead)
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kinshasa, July 3 (IANS) At least 200 people, including five UN peacekeepers, were killed Friday night when an oil tanker exploded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, media reports said Saturday.
According ... Read more...
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French singer sues TV bosses over Carla Bruni affair rumours
April 12th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): French pop star Benjamin Biolay has filed a lawsuit against TV bosses for spreading rumours that he was romantically involved with France's First Lady Carla Bruni.Last month, the ... Read more...
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Everything went black and we went down, says crash survivor
July 1st, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 1 (DPA) A 14-year-old girl who survived Tuesday's crash of a Yemenia Air Airbus A310 told her father that the accident occurred suddenly and that she heard other survivors in ... Read more...
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Air France AF447 black boxes found
June 23rd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Respected French daily newspaper La Monde is reporting that French ships in the Atlantic have pinpointed the location of the black boxes data recorders from doomed Air France AF447.
According to the ... Read more...
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French police probing Russian rights lawyer in poisoning case
October 16th, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Oct.16 (ANI): French police are probing whether Russia''s leading human rights lawyer was poisoned by a suspicious substance found hidden in her car.
Detectives in the town of Strasbourg were examining ... Read more...
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Azamgarh hotel faces police action for hosting French scribes
October 6th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) The Azamgarh district administration Monday lodged a police complaint against the owner of a hotel for letting out rooms to two foreign journalists who interviewed the families of ... Read more...
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Brent oil at $140, OPEC crude beyond $130 set records(Lead)
June 27th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Vienna, June 27 (DPA) The price for crude oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose above the $130 and Brent oil soared past $140 a barrel Thursday, ... Read more...
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Zimbabway’s ruling party says presidential run-off vote necessary
May 1st, 2008 - 9:07 pm ICT by admin
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Johannesburg/Harare, May 1 (DPA) President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF Thursday reportedly said a run-off was needed between him and his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai, as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission started verifying the results of ... Read more...
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Over one in 10 Europeans see US as military threat: poll
March 28th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
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Paris, March 28 (DPA) Well over one out of every 10 people in five major European nations see the US as a potential military threat to their country, according to a poll ... Read more...
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